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Paul Strand
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Strand
- 'France' (Grapes)
- Gelatin silver print
flush-mounted, signed, titled, and dated in black ink and with numerical notations and 'vintage print' in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1950
Provenance
The Paul Strand Archive
Weston Gallery, Carmel
Collection of 7-Eleven, Inc.
Sotheby's New York, 22 April 2006, Sale 8189, Lot 24
Literature
Calvin Tomkins, Paul Strand: Sixty Years of Photographs (Aperture, 1976), p. 166
Paul Strand and Claude Roy, La France de Profil (Aperture, 2001), p. 116
Condition
This photograph is on paper with a slightly pebbled surface and a very faint glossy finish. There is minor chipping on the print's left, top, and right edges. There is a very faint scratch just beneath the center of the top edge which appears to have been effectively retouched. While these issues are apparent when the print is examined very closely, they do not diminish its generally fine appearance. The print is annotated 'France' in ink on the reverse.
On the reverse of the mount are glue remains around the periphery, indicating that the print was at one time affixed to a larger secondary mount.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.